ex·cept
ik-ˈsept 
variants
or less commonly excepting
: with the exclusion or exception of
daily except Sundays
variants
or less commonly excepting
Synonyms
Examples of except in a Sentence
Preposition
The stores will be open daily except Sundays.
the store is open daily except Sundays
Verb
Children were excepted from the study.
I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living.
Conjunction
I'd go, except it's too far.
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Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
—NBC News, 1 June 2020
Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The red flag warning encompassed almost all of the Bay Area, excepting large portions of Sonoma and Marin counties.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Preposition
At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
—NBC News, 1 June 2020
Verb
Former Virginia transfer is excepted to return to All-ACC form.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The red flag warning encompassed almost all of the Bay Area, excepting large portions of Sonoma and Marin counties.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Except.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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except
1 of 3 preposition
ex·cept
ik-ˈsept
variants
also excepting
1
: not including
daily except Sundays
2
: with the exception of
take no orders except from me
except
3 of 3 conjunction
variants
also excepting
1
: if it were not for the fact that : only
I'd go, except it's too far
2
: with this exception, namely
was impossible to get to except by boat
Legal Definition
except
transitive verb
ex·cept
ik-ˈsept
: to take or leave out (as from insurance coverage or a deed) : exclude
specifically excepted the air carriers and unions from the provisions—M. A. Kelly
M. A. Kelly
: object
especially
: to file a bill of exceptions or make a formal exception
excepted to the judge's order
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